US Health Care Costs

Diabetes, with major complications in Rhode Island

MS-DRG 637: Diabetes with mcc

$45,253typical hospital bill
$16,152typical amount paid
$15,388–$16,868range paid across 3 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,253 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick16$42,626$15,388
The Miriam HospitalProvidence16$45,253$16,152
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence22$51,906$16,868

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.